Towards a Cognitive-Behavioural Intervention for Adult Grief Reactions

Published accounts of behavioural interventions for grief have relied on exposure and habituation to grief cues as the primary strategy. Such an approach is excessively narrow, since it does not adequately confront the challenges that are posed by a bereavement. Many people cope with a bereavement b...

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Published in:British journal of psychiatry 1990-09, Vol.157 (3), p.373-383
Main Author: Kavanagh, D. J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Anxiety
Anxiety - psychology
Behavior
Bereavement
Cognitive ability
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - methods
Cognitive-behavioral factors
Cues
Depression - psychology
Grief
Habituation
Humans
Intervention
Mental depression
Social Adjustment
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Summary:Published accounts of behavioural interventions for grief have relied on exposure and habituation to grief cues as the primary strategy. Such an approach is excessively narrow, since it does not adequately confront the challenges that are posed by a bereavement. Many people cope with a bereavement by themselves, and for those, intervention may well be counterproductive. A cognitive-behavioural intervention, following models for depression/anxiety, can assist vulnerable individuals obtain a more rapid or complete adjustment.
ISSN:0007-1250
1472-1465
DOI:10.1192/bjp.157.3.373